Tree of Life, The

2011 | 139 minutes

The Tree of Life finds the universal in the particular (and vice versa), juxtaposing the story of a family in 1950s small-town Texas against the birth and destiny of the universe. (Did I mention its a Terrence Malick film?) Alive with passion for art and the world, for all that is lost and not lost and still to come. (Salon)